Cumulus Core is the technological foundation upon which all Canto DAM-based products are built. It provides the DAM database services, network communications, user authentication methods, permissions controls and configuration/customization options that give Cumulus Core-based programs their reliability, power, speed and flexibility.
The Benefits of "Core" Abstraction
“Security” and “flexibility” rarely coexist equally in computer software environments—favor one and it’s easy to compromise the other. But making these concepts work together is the very philosophy behind the design of Canto's Cumulus Core metadata processing engine.
Metadata Engine (Database)
The Metadata Processing Engine inside every Cumulus Core-based application is bred from the same award-winning stock that has kept Canto DAM applications in the lead from the start.
Search Options
Cumulus Core applications can offer many different search options to users, from category double-clicks, to keyword look-ups, complex queries and more, Cumulus Core makes it all easy, fast and powerful.
Asset Relationship Tracking
To enable users to find and organize
assets based on inter-asset relationships, Cumulus Core
features a revolutionary Canto-developed technology called AXR,
or Asset Cross Referencing.
Filters, AssetStores & AssetProcessors
The highly extensible nature of Cumulus Core comes from the use of modular technologies that enable Canto and third-party developers (including customers) to easily customize the way Cumulus Core-based applications work.
Templates, Sets, Queries & Actions
Most of the user interface elements Cumulus Core serves to an application can be customized by the end user, without any programming knowledge, thanks to these sharable resources.
Version Control (Check out/in)
Asset check in/out and version control can be made available in any Cumulus Core-based application, even those designed for use over the Web.
Permissions
Permissions flexibility in Cumulus Core is second to none, going far beyond what any operating system can offer, and far beyond what most DAM systems offer.
The Cumulus Core Slideshow
Sit back and watch this slideshow presentation of various screenshots and workflow examples made possible by Cumulus Core technologies.
Try Cumulus For Free
Try Cumulus for Free!
Canto offers supported demo software to selected applicants on a workload-permitting basis.
There's no better way to experience the benefits Cumulus offers.
• Mac/Win/Linux/Solaris
Servers
• Easy cross-platform admin
• Minimal maintenance
• Catalog/support all asset formats
• Flexible & fast search capabilities
• Asset relations tracking
• Image processing (crop, blur, etc.)
• IPTC/EXIF/XMP support
• IPTC/XMP write-back to asset
• Search Queries: save & share
• Find offline assets
• On-the-fly file format conversion
• ColorSync and ICM support
• Processing Actions: save & share
• Asset repurposing
• File compression
• PDF Job Ticket support
• OPI & DCS file support
• Version Control & Check-In/Out
• Time- and event-based Actions for Server automation
• Individual Record/Category Permissions
• Automatic Asset cross-reference cataloging
• Import metadata from other systems
• Server-based Collection sharing
• Mirroring to external SQL databases and Oracle
• Centralized asset storage/access
• Manage assets on FTP/HTTP servers
• Find & manage metadata for offline assets
• Metadata Standards compliance
• ColorSync/ICM support
• OPI/DCS support
• Easy integration/customizing
• Publish Assets via Web
• Access/edit assets & metadata via Web
• Published API: EJaPs, Java, C++
• Scalable, modular, open architecture
• Server-centric settings
• User and Role (group) management
• Software client access control
• Authentication: built-in/domain/LDAP
• LDAP field support
• Extensive user permissions system
• Auto-backup of catalogs
• Multi-threaded Server operation
• Multi-processor support
• Concurrent licensing
• Multiple layers of Web security
• 508
compliance
• Catalog journaling
Filters Support
Filters Support
Read about the asset format filters currently supported by Cumulus Core-based applications for enhanced metadata support.
Raw Camera Formats
RAW Camera Formats
Cumulus products support more RAW digital camera formats than other fully featured DAM systems.
API Support
Extensive API Support
Cumulus Core systems can be customized and extended through a multitude of
API options.